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The Homilies, which the articles say contain a "godly and wholesome
doctrine" in places speak of the deuterocanonicals as scripture.
The term the Orthodox use as "worthy of being read" is precisely
the terminology the Anglican communion has always used.<br>

</br>"Let us learn also here [in the Book of Wisdom] by the infallible and
undeceivable Word of GOD, that," &c.1 B. x. 1.<br>

</br>The Articles do state the following:<br>

</br>"And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for example
of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to
establish any doctrine; such are these following:<br>

</br>The Third Book of Esdras, The rest of the Book of Esther,
<br>
The Fourth Book of Esdras, The Book of Wisdom,
<br>
The Book of Tobias, Jesus the Son of Sirach,
<br>
The Book of Judith, Baruch the Prophet,
<br>
The Song of the Three Children, The Prayer of Manasses,
<br>
The Story of Susanna, The First Book of Maccabees,
<br>
Of Bel and the Dragon, The Second Book of Maccabees."<br>

</br>While calling the other books "canonical", the Articles do not call 
these non-canonical. In the Western tradition, these are called
"deuterocanonical", being of a secondary type of authority, because
they were not as certain in the early Church.<br> 

</br>Also notice that the article says we cannot use them to ESTABLISH any
doctrine. It does not say that we cannot use them to corroborate any
doctrine, for example. The article also states that we read them for
"example of life", which presumably would include prayers for the dead.
Such things we can establish from the New Testament alone. Interestingly
enough, the deuterocanon used in the Anglican communion is slightly larger
than the Catholic standard.
